1. Chrysler 300
2. Toyota Avalon
3. Acura RL
4. Buick Lucerne CSX
5. Cadillac CTS

Full article HERE

 

Why does everyone with a website feel compelled to review cars now?

 

The CTS is a full-size car? B.S.

 

I SPIT OUT MY DRINK!!!
I wouldn't mind it if they had some AUTO EXPERTS writing these reviews but some guy named "****" who just joined the company was given an assisgment to write about cars, when he wants to write about stocks or business.

Thus some guy that hates cars and drives and Accord with a babyseat in the back writes car reviews.

 

That would be B.S., but the cadillac in this story is the DTS, not the CTS, click the link. I also find it funny how websites like c-net and cnn money and all these organizations that HAVE ABSOLUTLEY NOTHING to do with cars feel compelled to review them, LOL i'd take an RL over the 300 anyday, but then again, they're in different classes and the price disparity is pretty big between the two. These kind of reviews are

 

Yeah, more like the dts, heck at least sts!

And the RL too?

Who is this schmo writing the review?

 

Well, cars are an important part of the lifestyle of many people, so many magazines/websites not totally dedicated to cars do reviews on cars, there is nothing wrong with that. CNET is dedicated to technology, & technology is a very important part of automobiles, so their evaluation is relevant, same for Forbes etc.,that are lifestyle themed publications.
A review should be judged based on the content/perceived bias/methodology etc. more than whether it's from a car publication. People disregard/disparage car magazines' reviews too if they don't agree with them, so they aren't necessarily the real "experts" either.
Having said that, there's no way I would pick the 300C & the Avalon over the RL .

 

I don't think the average consumer reads care magazines. They are reaching out to the people who read other magazines. I read the Wall Street Journal every morning and it seems like every day, there is a car article. I read them without expecting much.

 

Props to the Avalon. I think it is the best value going for a Toyota product.

I remember when the LS was $39k. I would be hard pressed to buy it at $65k. Now at $90k, no way.


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"Considering buying a Lexus ES350? Stop. Buy this Toyota instead. Made by the same company, it's a roomier car that will save you $5,000.

If you want to know why Toyota is doing so well in almost every corner of the auto industry, this would be a good place to start. The Avalon is a spacious, comfortable and capable sedan that sets new standards in the class for fit and finish and interior comforts. Heated seats are commonplace, but the Avalon ups the ante by offering cooling seats as well. Voice-activated controls? Yep. Radar-based cruise control used to be available only on cars costing almost twice as much, and yet here it is in the Avalon.

So much praise, and yet a second-place finish. What gives?

The Avalon is perfect in almost every way, save passion. It's a detached driving experience. Everything works well, but you feel the car is doing all the driving and you're merely a passenger. On the highway, you could engage the adaptive cruise control and almost curl up with a novel while the car drives you to your destination.

The Toyota provides unparalleled levels of refinement: The cabin is nearly silent, the transmission shifts imperceptibly, the steering is hyper-accurate. You can't help but admire it, but you don't love it.

True, passion is not a word you'd normally associate with this category, but it's why the car that has it takes first place. "

 

The ES is of >>much<< finer quality than the Avalon. And it starts at $33,470, which is basically what the typical Avalon lists for. Apples to apples, it's not a $5000 difference.

The Avalon interior wreaks of cheapness, and the build quality is sub-par. Its only true advantage over the ES is the greater interior room.

 

When I test drove the Avalon I could imagine a wife (if I had one) with curlers and 4 brats as I drove 45 mph in the right hand lane on the LIE. What a pedestrian car. I can also see this car being driven by some 80 year olds in Florida.